Denmark: DR kicks off submission period for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022

Denmark: DR kicks off submission period for Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022
Saturday, 28 August 2021

  • The Danish national broadcaster, DR, has commenced the process for the next Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, the show that will determine the country's Eurovision 2022 hopeful.

    DR has opened the sumbission window for the next Danish Eurovision national final and has released the rules and regulations of the 2022 edition of Dansk Melodi Grand Prix. 

     Composers and lyricists that ambition to represent Denamrk at the Eurovision Song Conter next year in Italy should send electronically here and must be delivered as a high-quality study demo. Songs must be uploaded before October 29, 2021, at 12.00 and will be listened and reviews for a possible participation in the Danish Melody Grand Prix 2022. All songs that meet the competition criteria will be listened to by an editorial professional judging committee set up byDR .

    Once the songs that are to participate in the Danish Melody Grand Prix 2022 are finally selected, DR will contact the authors of the selected songs, and it will be published on dr.dk/grandprix.

    Either a composer, lyricist or performing artist must be a Danish citizen or have a similar strengthconnection to Denmark. (Residence in Denmark for a number of years, married or in a relationship with a Dane or similar). Composers and lyricists can contribute with multiple contributions. There are no restrictions on the language of the song. 

    The Danish national final will feature 8 competing songs and is set to take place on Saturday, March 5, 2022.

     

    Denmark in Eurovision

    Denmark made it first appearance in the Eurovision family in 1957 and has been crowned winner three times: In 1963 with Grethe & Jorgen Ingmann and the song Dansevise,  in 2000 with Olsen Brothers  and their entry  Fly on the wings of love and  in 2013 with Emmelie de Forest and her song Only teardrops. The country apart from hosting the Contest each year after its victories , has hosted the special show tribute to the 50th Eurovision anniversary in 2005.

    In 2018 Denmark was represent by Rasmussen who with Higher ground, finished in the 9th place of the Grand Final. In 2019 Leonora defended the Danish colors at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv with Love is forever, finishing 12th in the Grand Final.

    In 2020 the duo Ben & Ten won Danish Melody Grand Prix 2020 and were off to rerpesent the nation with their song 'Yes". Unfortunately never had the chance to perform on Rotterdam Ahoy's Eurovision stage as the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 pandemic. 

    This year  the duo Fyr & Flamme won the national final with "Øve os på hinanden" - Denmark's first entry fully in Danish since 1997 - who represented the country in Rotterdam but failed to qualify for the final, finishing 11th in the second semi-final with 89 points.

     

    News Source: DR

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